Architect Antoni GaudÃ’s very first architectural commission was designed in 1885 as a luxury retreat for a local family, and it?s been in private hands ever since. But this fall, for the first time ever, Barcelona?s Casa Vicens will open its...
The Canadian War Museum has launched a campaign to honour Raymond Moriyama by renaming Regeneration Hall, one of the building’s signature spaces, to become Moriyama Regeneration Hall. The Hall’s entrance will include a tribute wall that features... -
The recognition of concrete\'s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon in the latest IPCC climate report means climate change "is worse than we thought," according to Cambridge University materials scientist Darshil Shah.
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In this week\'s comments update, readers are discussing the viability of an offshore wind power generator and sharing their views on other top stories.
Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems is developing a floating 300-metre-high structure,... -
Following on from their previous work with Anglia Ruskin University on the third floor of the Import building at Republic London, Oktra were also appointed to fit out the fourth floor.
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Home for a Reader is a modern apartment redesigned in 2020 by Matteo Martini Architetto, located in Milan, Italy.
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The apartment was designed for a book lover. Therefore, different combinations of materials and... -
Following AL_A\'s reveal of the world\'s first fusion development plant and rumours that BIG\'s CopenHill ski slope would permanently close, Dezeen has rounded up eight power plants that are architecturally significant.
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Milan\'s mayor Beppe Sala has likened a fire in a tower block in Milan on Sunday to the Grenfell Tower fire in London due to the way the flames seemingly spread through its cladding.
The fire in the Torre del Moro apartment block, an 18-storey... -
The average Australian house uses 19kwh of energy per day. Sustainable Garden House produces 100kwh per day and has a 26kwh Tesla battery. A high-performing, hi tech, inner-city oasis, Garden House is our most sustainable home yet.
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A 1960s dwelling in the Pacific Northwest has become the first renovated home to achieve Living Building Challenge certification following an overhaul by US firm The Miller Hull Partnership.
Located on Bainbridge Island in Washington, the Loom... -
The Project “J14 Residenceâ€Â is separated into different layers with a homogeneous wash stone (granite) material inside and outside, blurring the boundaries, only the subject and the atmosphere surrounding the subject form solid. Calculation of... -
Dezeen Showroom: woven, weatherproof ropes are wound into a serpentine pattern to form the Pleiadi outdoor rug, designed by Paolo Zani for Warli.
The Pleidi rug comes in a range of monochrome colours with the sinuous lines of the ropes providing... -
Mackin Architects is responsible for the design of this beautiful Gambrel shingle-style home located in Greenwich, a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut. Nestled into a neighborhood of existing homes, this dwelling presents itself... -
Growing greenways in the heart of city design, Overgrown trackways repurposed, Urban renewal
Growing Greenways In The Heart of Our Cities
Aug 31, 2021
The canal towpaths and redundant railway lines that pass through the hearts of our cities are a... -
Global communications group WPP is creating a digital campus in computer game Minecraft featuring replicas of its offices around the world, allowing employees to visit other buildings without leaving their desks.
The "Minecraft world" will allow... -
A quartet of houses designed by local firm Logan Architecture and built from 3D-printed concrete by construction tech company ICON has completed in Austin, Texas.
The East 17th Street Residences in East Austin are now on the market, which... -
The 2021 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence competition opens for entries on July 1, 2021.
For 54 years, the magazine?s national awards have recognized design excellence in future projects. This is also the 4th year of our Photo Awards of... -
